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I hate pronunciation!
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Don’t worry, I’m neither possessed nor schizophrenic and I haven’t lost my mind! It’s not the field that I hate, just the actual term itself. Why? Because the term “pronunciation”, as it is understood now by ESL specialists and schools, does not do justice to the actual concept of pronunciation. Ask an average ESL…
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Mary crease moss and a hoppy new ear!
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Since we’re just a few days away from Christmas Eve, I thought I should tell you how to say it without sounding funny (in the negative way). It’s very unlikely that people won’t understand you when you greet them with “Merry Christmas” or “Happy New Year” because they are expecting it right? Let me…
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Error correction in pronunciation teaching
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Why we don’t do it much… Some say “don’t do it”, others say “do it in moderation”, and I say, do it as often as the learners need it. Note that I’m not talking about error correction in a General English class, I’m only talking about error correction in pronunciation courses where learners do…
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How can pronunciation ruin your big night out ?
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Here’s a story told by my fictitious Japanese friend “Kazu” 🙂 But wait…before I tell you the story, I’ve got to warn you that the content might be offensive to some readers, though I assure you that Kazu and I are completely innocent and both victims to Kazu’s horrible Japanese pronunciation. Now, I need your…